It’s interesting timing for Shakira’s pregnancy announcement, given the fact that she’s just now signed on for a seat in the rotating judge’s chair on The Voice. Maybe she got the job with The Voice to continue working while pregnant, without all the strain of travel, singing, dancing, and all the other stuff the 35-year-old Colombian does during her stage show?

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